Beck's Dark - Brauerei Beck & Co.

nukem5

Pennsylvania

2.95/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a dark cocopper color , very little head on top.

S; aroma is of a metallic nature with some adjunt in there.

T: Taste is not a great or outstanding thing but of the usual Euro beer leaving a metallic tinge in your mouth. I do taste some malts and that sweet corny adjunt flavoring, but very little else, some very weak hops in there at the back with an Earthy/lemon flavor.

M: I really feel this is a bit watery and thin with ok carbonation.

O: Overall this is not a great beer but not disgusting in any way, just kind of average for me . If given any BMC or this would take this anyday at least this has a taste to it and some flavor.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 03:50:10 | More by nukem5

SometimesIfart

Michigan

1.69/5  rDev -44.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

A - Pours dark copper with a decent sized white head. Left slight lacing.

S - Creamed corn, skunk, rice adjunct.

t - Creamed corn up front with a heavy rice, skunk, and bitter finish.

M - Medium bodied with heavy carbonation.

O - Overall, I'm not here to bash on InBev, I'm here to rate this beer for what it is and it isn't any good.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 21:33:19 | More by SometimesIfart

UCLABrewN84

California

2.69/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5

Pours a clear dark reddish-brown with a foamy tan head that settles to wisps of film that eventually disappear completely. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of dark malt, caramel, and a skunky aroma that I can only attribute to the green bottle. Taste is tart with dark malt, caramel, and a slight soy sauce flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty poor beer with some weird aromas and flavors that don't make it pleasant to drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 03:39:32 | More by UCLABrewN84

Uniobrew31

Pennsylvania

1.18/5  rDev -61.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

What the hell happened??? This used to be my favorite/ go to beer. I bought it by the case all the time. Never again! This now I guess was bought out by AB and is now brewed in St. Louis. Something is very wrong. It tasted funky, watered down and undrinkable. Thanks AB for ruining another brand. Next time you buy a brewery just leave it alone!!! I will never forgive you for Rolling Rock or Becks Your beer is bad enough. Stop buying good breweries and ruining them!!!

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 00:13:59 | More by Uniobrew31

tectactoe

Michigan

2.95/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a mahogany brown color, slight ruby tint; good clarity for a beer this dark. Creamy, light-tan colored head, leaves surprisingly decent lacing along the glass. Aroma is somewhat faint and kind of weak, hard to pick up on, especially when it's cold. Some astringent metallic notes, toasted caramel malt, floral aromas, and not a whole lot else. The malt is certainly dominant, but the floral element is still obtainable. The taste is lacking a bit as well; slightly metallic at first, but it tends to mellow out over time. Toasted malts and grains, light caramel and toffee flavors which turn to a very slight floral bitterness across the palate. A little bit watered down; carbonation snaps on the tongue to bring out the hops a bit more, but they are still secondary to the Munich malts. The lager yeast is also very detectable on the tongue, especially near the latter half of the brew. Thin body, medium-high carbonation.

Pretty average brew. Not really sure how this one compares to the rest of the Beck's family since I haven't had any others. I'd take this over just about any BMC lager, but I'd still be looking for something else first.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 12:49:59 | More by tectactoe

BierStein711

Illinois

4/5  rDev +32%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into pint glass

Dark amber, with a hue of light brown at the end

Smell: malt

Taste: chocolate, toffee, and faint raisin

Mouthfeel: Smooth!!

Overall, this is brilliant beer! This is smooth and very much a dessert beer like Old Rasputin or Serpent's Stout

I cannot wait to try this brew on draught!

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2012 02:38:09 | More by BierStein711

tdm168

North Carolina

3.35/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - dark brownish amber with a thick, dense, brownish head that has decent retention

S - grains, musty, caramel, toffee

T - toffee, caramel

M - medium bodied, smooth, well carbonated

This is a nicely, sessionable beer with decent flavor. It's simplistic and a bit sweet. The musty aroma is off putting. I probably won't buy this beer again, but it was nice once.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 01:09:35 | More by tdm168

LXIXME

New Mexico

3/5  rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Small to medium light tan head quickly falls into a pretty decent lacing above a clear reddish amber colored beer.

Initial skunky aroma is quickly replaced my a light roasted caramel to toffee malts.

Light roasted to almost burnt caramel/toffee taste, there is a slight bitterness within the taste, might be some hops sneaking in although I really can't taste it.

There is a little bit of the light caramel that stick around on this dryish aftertaste. A medium bodied beer that holds a pretty decent but lighter side tastes.

After drinking a regular Beck's this is quite a step up, but I guess making a average beer is way better than making a crap one.

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2012 21:26:57 | More by LXIXME

Viperman

1/5  rDev -67%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

The Death of Beck's Dark

I am re-posting this comment because I see that Beer Advocate moved it from Beck's Dark to regular Beck's beer.

It took me a little to realize what had happened; the taste changed like I had gotten a funny batch. Also I started to get a headache, digestive problems and I thought what the hell is going on? After examining the label and realizing it had changed I looked up on my iPhone and to my horror I found that this was now an Anheuser product; brewed in St Louis...

Well that it explained my negative physical reaction. I was stunned. Anheuser Busch products make me physically ill and taste poor.
I was angry that Inbev had botched this and will effectively kill this beer. I will never purchase Beck's Dark again or any "Beck's" product.

So long Beck's...a moment of silence in remembrance please.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2012 16:52:08 | More by Viperman

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.2/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Pours a clear very dark amber to medium brown in color with hints of garnet red when held up in the light and moderate amount of visible carbonation. The beer has a quarter finger tall light beige head that reduces to a thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer with a couple of small thicker patches and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: The dominant aroma from this beer is the malts - dark malts, toasted malts, and some burnt malts. The malts are moderate in strength.

T: Like the smell, the taste of this beer is dominated by the malts with dark, toasted, and burnt malts all present. The beer is neither sweet nor bitter.

M: Light to medium bodied with light to moderate amounts of carbonation. Very light compared to other examples in the style - perhaps a little too light.

O: Pretty easy to drink and well balanced - enjoyable but nothing that stands out. Could easily be a sessionable beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 10:39:58 | More by dbrauneis

metter98

New York

3.2/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: When held up to a bright light, this beer is clear very dark amber in color and has a light amount of carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that gradually died down, leaving large wispy bubbles on the surface of the glass.
S: There are light aromas of dark malts in the nose.
T: The dark malt flavors in the taste are much stronger than the smell and also include hints of burnt malts. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate to high amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very easy to drink compared to other beers in the style but is also a lot lighter-bodied and not quite as flavorful.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2012 16:56:30 | More by metter98

JoeAmerican77

Colorado

2.88/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A dark amber brown,with lacy off white head, Newcastle-like in appearence.

The nose yields wet grains, sweet brown sugar, and overripe strawberries.

The flavor profile is quite subdued,light caramel and sweet mollasesdominate a tin-like aftertaste which I assume is hop bitterness.

Lends a light bodied, small bubble feel, a little stickiness after the swallow is nice.

Perhaps an average job from one of the big boys, but it could be so much better.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 22:01:06 | More by JoeAmerican77

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

2.88/5  rDev -5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a standard pint glass. The beer is a dark brown, with perhaps a ruby hue in the light. A fizzy off-white head dissipates to nearly nothing but a ring around the edges. No lacing whatsoever. The smell is slightly dank, musty, but otherwise slightly sweet malts and a bit of nuttiness. The beer tastes a bit metallic. There are some faint caramel and toasted malts in here, but that's about it. The mouthfeel is a bit watery.

Overall, if I'm going to pound some beers for a sporting event, I'd drink this over Beck's Lager. That's about it. There are far more better options for dunkels and whatnot. I'm not regretting buying it, it served it's purpose.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2012 21:46:50 | More by JuicesFlowing

soju6

Missouri

2.93/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a dark brown color with a fair head that fades to some lacing.

S: Aroma of malt sweetness, spice and somewhat grainy.

T: taste of malt sweetness with some grain. Mild bitterness and a clean finish.

F: Fairly light body, crisp and quite smooth.

O: Decent drinker that goes down easy. good for a couple.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2012 14:51:50 | More by soju6

JamesS

Indiana

3.7/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Pours a nice copperish-brown with excellent head and very nice lacing throughout. Decent scent, a bit of roastiness, a lot of jerkiness and some earthiness; not very deep and malty or roasty, nor as spicy as most German brews are. Good flavors, with some nice roastiness over a decently sweet maltiness and a nice slight earthy finish. Goes down incredibly smooth, by far this beer's best attribute. If you're looking for something to get someone started on a bit of a darker beer/lager, this would be a good choice to go up to, without shocking their system.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2012 21:42:27 | More by JamesS

CowsCanBark

Pennsylvania

2.13/5  rDev -29.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from 12 oz. bottle into Samuel Adams pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a very dark but clear brown with a one-finger off-white head that quickly dissipates. Spotty lacing is left on the glass.

Smell: Skunked to hell. An extremely light malt smell behind the skunk.

Taste: Not as skunky as the smell, but there also isn't anything else going on here. Light skunk, light metal, extremely light malts, water.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied and high carbonation, easy as hell to down.

Overall: Good for occasional drinkers who enjoy AALs, because it really reminds me more of an AAL than a dark beer. Not what I was expecting, and not very flavorful at all.

Serving type: bottle

03-07-2012 04:30:35 | More by CowsCanBark

ChrisCage

Alberta (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A- Pours out of a nice looking bottle that just has a hint of class to it with the gold foil around the neck. The brew is chocolate brown with some reddish hues when looking through the clear liquid in the light. The head starts out promising, but unfortunately fizzles like a typical lager into a thin patchy film and ring around the glass. As well, there is some modest sticky lacing that clings to the glass that slowly sinks back into the beer. Average looking at best in my opinion.

S- This smells like a maltier version of Beck's overall. There are dry grain hints, mild chocolate and there is definitely some biscuit like yeast throughout. The finish seems to have some hop retention and a slightly metallic characteristic too.

T- The flavors follow the aromas closely, with there being a more malty flavor than the regular Beck's. There is a roasted character in the malt and more of the metallic notes that were found in the aroma. The finish is actually quite astringent and bitter, which is nice yet concerning at the same time.

M- Reasonably thin bodied and with an amount of carbonation that was expected for this brand. It has a crisp, clean finish at first, but then there is a yeasty, astringent aftertaste that lingers for awhile.

O- Not the worst brew I've had, but there is definitely better product out there. The best way I can put this is that this is a macro version of a specialized style and it is too mild and not refined enough to warrant anything other than calling this average. I won't go out of my way for this one again, but if ever I have the chance to try it again, I'll do so....

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2011 22:44:20 | More by ChrisCage

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.23/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Served in a Walter Payton shaker pint glass.

The normal Beck's has been on sale so long by me that I got this darker cousin in my head. Dammit. Anyway, it pours a dark, clear garnet-russet topped by a short-lived finger of dusty off-tan foam. The nose comprises corn, light musty wheat, and the faintest possible touch of toasted caramel. Something tells me I'm lucky everything's faint, as it might just be offensive if more perceptible. The taste holds notes of mild char, light toasted caramel, hard water, vinyl, grass, and rice. The body is a hefty light, with a moderate carbonation, a watery feel, and a sorta drying finish. Overall, a pretty sad beer, frankly. I compare it to one of those sticky regulars on the pole during Amateur Night at the stripclub: I don't necessarily mind looking at it, but anything involving my nose or tongue just ain't for me...

Serving type: bottle

11-16-2011 03:57:44 | More by TMoney2591

Fatehunter

Oregon

2.17/5  rDev -28.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured into a wide flute glass. Nice dark amber color, transparent with two fingers of head that fell to a quarter finger in a minute.
Well, it smells like a regular Beck's. Metallic with a hint of malt.
Tastes like nothing... then a metal flavor followed by the characteristic bitter of a Berlin Lager. A big miss on style.
Light bodied, moderate carbonation.
No malt in the body or taste, no real flavor and not even close to a Dunkel. It is just a darker colored Beck's. Stay away.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2011 18:18:11 | More by Fatehunter

ZenAgnostic

Texas

1.35/5  rDev -55.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Bottom of back label stamped Best before 05.2012.

Appearance - Pours two finger tan head with decent retention and good stick. Clear very dark brown body.

Smell - Corn and a wet lawn.

Taste - Stale corn and lots of metal. Strong bitter finish.

Mouthfeel - Watery. Almost no effervescence. Astringent and slightly acidic.

Overall Drinkability - This beer is overwhelmingly metallic, bitter, astringent and acidic. I consider all these to be off characters, and this is particularly bad when the beer is otherwise dull, mild or flavorless. All bad characters, not much in the way of good ones past the appearance. This would definitely be a drain pour if it wasn't for the fact that I'd at least like getting a buzz in return for tasting this beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2011 23:37:12 | More by ZenAgnostic

godlessape

Georgia

3.55/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured three bottle's into my favorite monster Teutonic glass mug.

Appearance: Deep dark brown, almost stoutish in color, and maybe a little cloudy, with a underwhelming wee bit of a head.

Smell: Bready, with just a shadow of malt notes if you sniff real hard, and no hop aroma at all.

Taste: A mild toasted malt flavor charges forth and occupies the palate leaving room for little else. Nothing complex here, just a solid dark, mellow, malty lager.

Mouthfeel: Just the right amount of carbonation.

Overall: Very drinkable. It won't shoot you to the moon, but it won't disappoint.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2011 03:19:40 | More by godlessape

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.1/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

From the green bottle marke 04.2012-L10914N. Sampled on October 29, 2011. It pours a dark mahogany brown with a thin but lingering head. The aroma goes to the malts more than anything else with a drop of toffee. Those aromas remain constant throughout. The body is thin. The taste is on the bland side with a noted maltiness and sugar in the raw. Low bitterness. This is a beer I drank a lot in the 1980's thinking it was something special. My how my tastes have changed.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2011 18:46:11 | More by puboflyons

WoodBrew

Illinois

2.85/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Becks Dark wasnt as good as I hoped it was going to be. The regular Becks is much better. The beer poured a dark amber, not quite opaque, had a ecru head, which did not lace. The smell has sweet malt and slight roast. The taste was standard dunkel...grain, sweet malt, with some hop balance. Mouthfeel was ok, medium to light body with ok carbonation. Overall if your a dunkel fan you should try it...if not dont bother.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2011 14:14:39 | More by WoodBrew

spitInTheOcean

Michigan

2.65/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2

very low caramel malt aroma. no hop aroma. clean lager aroma. mild skunk aroma.

deep amber color. ruby highlights. clear.

mild sweetness. low roasted malt flavor. no hop flavor. low hop bitterness. distinct skunk flavor.

light body. medium carbonation.

overall this beer might be pleasant were it bottled in brown bottles. i suppose ill have to post a revision of this beer when i find it on draft...

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2011 03:58:05 | More by spitInTheOcean

karait95

Mexico

3.13/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Not a very impressive exponent of the type

A: dark color but not a big head

S: The aroma is not to intense it has some toasted notes, malty

T: the flavor is more hops not to malty and simple

M: The ending is with good lasting but not to pleasant.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2011 03:34:02 | More by karait95